Section 477C of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for the Help to Buy incentive (HTB), which came into effect on 19 July 2016 and is due to expire on 31 December 2019.
The information sought by the Deputy in terms of numbers of recipients of support by county is not immediately available. I will provide that information to the Deputy as soon as may be. In the meantime, data on the numbers of HTB claims made by county since the scheme commenced together with the value of approved claims by county is set out below.
Claims made by county since the scheme commenced
County
|
Number of Claims
|
Carlow
|
79
|
Cavan
|
81
|
Clare
|
149
|
Cork
|
1,117
|
Donegal
|
98
|
Dublin
|
3,793
|
Galway
|
456
|
Kerry
|
94
|
Kildare
|
1,059
|
Kilkenny
|
91
|
Laois
|
160
|
Leitrim
|
32
|
Limerick
|
350
|
Longford
|
40
|
Louth
|
343
|
Mayo
|
161
|
Meath
|
1,282
|
Monaghan
|
84
|
Offaly
|
102
|
Roscommon
|
71
|
Sligo
|
76
|
Tipperary
|
188
|
Waterford
|
261
|
Westmeath
|
144
|
Wexford
|
190
|
Wicklow
|
509
|
Total
|
11,010
|
Values of approved claims by county since the scheme commenced (These values are rounded to the nearest €100)
County
|
Value of Approved HTB Claims per County
|
Carlow
|
€888,400
|
Cavan
|
€892,900
|
Clare
|
€1,717,300
|
Cork
|
€16,529,000
|
Donegal
|
€991,900
|
Dublin
|
€61,547,800
|
Galway
|
€5,736,700
|
Kerry
|
€1,150,600
|
Kildare
|
€16,519,000
|
Kilkenny
|
€1,175,400
|
Laois
|
€1,759,500
|
Leitrim
|
€290,600
|
Limerick
|
€4,278,000
|
Longford
|
€507,500
|
Louth
|
€4,075,700
|
Mayo
|
€1,982,900
|
Meath
|
€17,993,100
|
Monaghan
|
€945,100
|
Offaly
|
€1,105,300
|
Roscommon
|
€839,100
|
Sligo
|
€839,400
|
Tipperary
|
€2,094,600
|
Waterford
|
€2,893,900
|
Westmeath
|
€1,744,200
|
Wexford
|
€2,280,600
|
Wicklow
|
€7,611,100
|
I am advised by Revenue that further Help To Buy statistics are available on its website at the following link:
https://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/tax-expenditures/index.aspx.